Holder for pad-calendars



F. A. HALE.

HOLDER FOR PAD CALENDARS. APPLICATION FIIED ra.2s\ 19:1.

' Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

FRANK A. HALE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A

ASSIGNOR TO HALE SPECIALTY CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COMPANY,

HOLDER FOB. l-Il D-CALENDARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

Application filed February 26, 1917. Serial No. 151,012.

To all whom it may concern:

e it known that I, FRANK A. HALE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful lniprovements in Holders for Pad-Calendars, of which the :lollowing is a specification, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof. 1 M

The invention relates to calendars and more particularly to those in which the calendar information is printed upon separate leaves forming a pad and provision is made for reiulering all 0:" the leaves of the pad l't'WflSSlllii throughout the entire period covered by the calendar information printed on the leaves. The object of the invention is to provide an improved holder for the pad, the improvement being more especially concerned with reducing the cost of construction, preventing accidental displacement of the pad in use and facilitating the removal of the pad and the application of a new one to the same holder.

in the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating one form of the improved holder with a cz'ilendar pad applied thereto, parts of the holder and pad being broken away to show features of construction which would otherwise be concealed;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an inverted plan View partly in section, the plane of the section being indicated by the line 3--3 on Fig. 2, and

Fig. d is a detail sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention the drawings show a pad calendar in which the leaves of the pad 10 are exposed by being turned from side to side. For use in this way the leaves of the pad are preferably filed upon arches, as 11, 12, of unequal span, the two arches being in the same plane. As shown, both arches, 11, 12, rise from a base 13, near one edge of the same and this base is made wide enough to support the leaves of the pad 10 in either positipn.

If desired, the base 13 may be formed from sheet metal. In that case, it is conveniently constructed exactly like that shown in my Patent No. 1,179,093 for stand for memorandum calendars, dated April 11., 1916. This base is provided with four apertures 14-, 15, 16, 17, near one edge of the same for receiving the ends of the arches 11 and 12. Another feature of this form of sheet metal base consists in folding its rear portion downwardly and forwardly, and then upwardly to provide a supporting leg ill and an upwardly 'lacing groove or cl1; nvl l!) which is in line with the apertures 14, 15, ll), IT. The channel l5) thus serves as a socket for receiving lhc ends oi the arches ll, 2, below the base 13.

The arches 11, 12, are preferably formed from spring wire. Under these circumstances they are normally of such width that each arch must be compressed to enter the corresponding apertures 14, 15, or 16, 17, in the base 18. The smaller arch 11 is thus readily held in place if its two end portions are notched, as at 20 and 21, for engagement with the margins of the apertures 14, 15. On the other hand, as the larger arch 12 is more easily distorted, and as it will usually be grasped when the calendar is to be lifted, a more secure fastening is required for this arch.

Spring clips, as 22 and 23, are accordingly provided for engagement with the ends of the arch 12 below the base 13. As shown, each clip 22, 23 is made of folded spring wire and removably grips the corresponding end portion of the arch 12 immediately below the base 13. It follows that if each end of the arch 12 is notched, as at 24 or 25 to receive one side of the corresponding clip 22, 23, the arch 12 cannot be removed when the clips are in place. It will be noted, how ever, that during the insertion and removal of the arch 12, the notched portions of the arch must pass through the openings 16, 17 in the base 13. Should the notches 24, 25 become engaged with the margins of the apertures 16, 17, the complete insertion of the arch 12 would therefore be prevented.

hen the arch 12 is elastically expansible, as shown, no difiiculty will be experienced from the engagement of the notches 24, 25 with the margins of the apertures 16, 17, if these notches are formed upon the inside of the arch and the outer surface of the arch is left smooth. That is to say, the tendency of the arch 12 to expand, causes the smooth outer surface of the arch to engage with the corresponding part of the margin of each aperture 16, 17, during the insertion of the arch, and there can be no engagement of the notches 24, 25 with the margins of the apertures 16, 17, upon the inside of the same.

I claim as my invcntion:-

l. A holder for pad calendars comprising, in combination, a base plate having a pair of apertures through the same, an elastically expansible arch fitting the apertures of the base plate when compressed, the ends of the arch hein notched upon the inside only, means he ow the base plate limiting the movement of the arch through the apertures when the notches are exposed at the underside of the plate and independent holding means removably engageable with the notched portions of the arch, the outer surface of the arch being uninterrupted throughout the length of the arch.

2. holder for pad calendars comprising, in combination, a base plate having a pair of apertures through the same, an elastically expansible arch fitting the apertures of the base plate when compressed, the ends oi the arch being notched. upon the inside only, means below the base plate limiting the downward movement of the arch through thrupeituree. and spring clips rugageehhx with said notches when below the base plate to Jrevent removal of the arch, the outer suriace of the arch being uninterrupted throughout its length.

FRANK A. HALE. 

